Study of bone loss in diabetes mellitus type 1

• Published in: Diabetes research and clinical practice Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 237 - 242
• Main Authors: Leon, Miguel, Larrodera, Luisa, Lledo, Gregorio, Hawkins, Federico
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.04.1989
• Subjects: Alkaline Phosphatase - blood; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Blood Proteins - analysis; Bone and Bones - diagnostic imaging; Bone Diseases, Metabolic - etiology; Bone Resorption; Calcium - metabolism; Calcium-Binding Proteins - blood; Child; Creatinine - metabolism; Diabetes mellitus type 1; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - physiopathology; Female; Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis; Humans; Hydroxyproline - urine; Magnesium - blood; Male; Osteocalcin; Osteopenia; Parathyroid Hormone - blood; Phosphorus - metabolism; Radiography; Reference Values; Sex Factors; Diabetes mellitus type 1; Osteocalcin; Osteopenia

While people with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) often have bone deficiency, the relation between this dificiency and the duration or control of diabetes remains controversial. To assess the possibility of such an interrelationship, we studied parameters relating to mineral metabolism (Ca, P, alkalin...